Gary Neville launched a scathing attack on Manchester United's players and accused them of downing tools after they were booed off at the end of their 3-0 loss to Bournemouth. The embarrassing defeat at Old Trafford extended Manchester United's winless run to eight games in all competitions, leaving Michael Carrick's future as head coach in serious doubt. Neville fears Carrick is facing the sack and, speaking on his podcast, the Sky Sports pundit turned his ire towards the club's under-performing players, accusing them of a lack of professionalism.
"It was a shocker today, a nothing of a performance," he said. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player "Nothing against Tottenham here, nothing against Como, nothing against Atletico Madrid. A little bit against Leeds, it was a bit of a fight, but nothing against Fulham.
That was a waste of time. "So, this is a pattern of nothings, of players switching off and downing tools." Bruno Fernandes was an unused substitute after his public criticism of Carrick's tactics against Como, while Lisandro Martinez, who spoke out against the club's hierarchy after the Atletico Madrid game, only featured as a second-half substitute. "Michael Carrick is a brilliant man," added Neville.
"He's a man of integrity, of credibility, of decency, of professionalism, of high-quality football and consistency and reliability. Everything the group of players in that dressing room aren't. "And he's going to suffer for it because he's not been able to deliver.
It's been too much for him in these last few months. "He's not been able to get a tune out of him and they've turned on him. "I know that because if Bruno has turned on him publicly, with that little statement, so imagine what they're like behind the scenes.
"If that's your captain saying that, imagine what they're saying in the dressing room behind closed doors when no one's listening. "A few of them aren't that professional. Some of them aren't that professional.
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